Nightfall

[Roy]

Something cold landed in Roys neck all of the sudden. But before he could react in any way a small pile of snow fell onto him. "What the-" He was almost freezing on the spot but much more surprising than the snow itself was the voice that yelled afterwards. A voice that belonged to no other than Syani.

She already jumped to marveling at the camp fire and totally unaware that she scared the crap out of two people. Roy quickly turned to saiya and gave her a sign to keep calm before he turned to Syani.

Awkwardness was spreading in the scenery. She must have been randomly teleporting herself again, that was nothing new to Roy. But why on earth did she appear right now of all moments. It almost turned Roys stomach two times at once. Not to mention that Roy was quite shocked to see her like this again, even more he was extremely worried what might happen to Saiya if she finds out who just joined them...

"Ummm.. how about saying hi at first?"

[Syani]

Syani was so engrossed in heating herself up by the fire, the sudden voice scared the life out of her. "BWAH!!" she fell sidewards from her crouching, then quickly pushed herself to sit, not yet recovered from her insanity. ..Then again, when is she ever sane?

"MINE!" The half-vampire shielded the campfire from the two beings nearby, as if labeling it as her property. Maybe the cold from Tenka froze her brain already for it to be working that slowly. She took a long while to stare at the two people there, then slowly it dawned on her that one of them looks familiar.

"BWAH, ROY!" She pointed a frostbitten finger towards the lad, though her teeth is still chattering with quite a bit of snow on her head, shoulders and wrinkles of her clothes. It doesn't take long for a grin to grow on her face, "YOU!" Honestly, the half-vampire was about to began one of her introductory argument by stating something totally random and unfitting, but then the glow of the fire helped by making her see how worried he seemed.

"...Look awful." It's quite honest. Being the ever energized brat she is, her low attention span made her dart her attention to the other person with Roy. Immediately, her hand reached up for a wave. An energetic wave, as if she's greeting a person yards away, "HIYA ROY'S FRIEND!"

Perhaps it's the fact that it had passed midnight, or reaching midnight, that Syani's this merry. She's more active during the night than in the day. After all, she is half a vampire. "Oooo, wait, you both are about to go beddy-bye? Ah ignore me then, I'm just stealing your campfire, good night!"

[Saiya]

Saiya suddenly shot up from where she was sleeping, she wasn't sleepy at all; she wanted nothing but to sort out her feelings, but suddenly stop when a girl's voice was heard. She furrowed in confusion as she suddenly look at Roy whom have snow on his shoulders and on the ground.

She look warily as Roy suddenly shook his head for her to say anything. She then looked at the cheerily girl, suddenly she was noticed by hers and waved at her energetically. She blinked owlishly, nodding slowly in acknowledgement, but still wary at the girl. Who is she? Have she seen her before? She furrowed her eyebrows in confusion.

Suddenly, Gwen woke up as it yawned cutely and went near Saiya. She look meekly at Gwen, suddenly closing her eyes once again as she smiled at Gwen. "Ahh, Gwennie, it's okay. Just go back to sleep..." she let out her eyes never seen by anyone. Though she noticed about the girl, she was hyper, cheery and all. She thought of something about her.

Its as if she have known the girl.

[Roy]

Roy almost smiled at Syanis commen about his looks. Her attitude to say everything that comes to her mind out loud always lighted up Roys mood. But not today. Today was different concerning the fact that she has appeared right now at a day where Roy has been wishing to see her like nothing else, but in this situation where Roy would have never wanted her to step into.

"It's been a while." He brought himself to reply, the tension filling the air could be compared with a funeral, except for Syani of course. "Nah, we haven't been really sleeping, and now that you are here, how do you think that we could sleep?"

Then he raised his arm in Saiyas direction. "This is Saiya, a friend of mine I have met in Arthera. To be honest, she had to save my life... kind of." Then he turnd to Syani, while eyeing Saiya. "And this.... is Syani."

Speaking these words felt like waving at a person that was trapped within a buring house, who cried for help. And in this case, Saiya was the person.

[Syani]

Syani had tilted her head to the side while staring at this young girl Roy's accompanying, the layer of snow on her head slightly falls to the side as she did. The fire had helped her vision to see this lady clearly, and after a moment, the half-vampire declaed, "Oooh! You're pwetty! No wonder!"

Syani didn't went into the details why she said the last sentence though, because Roy had already distracted her by stating that they couldn't sleep BECAUSE she's here, "Ha! I take that as a compliment that my energy affects people, so you're very welcome~!" Her tone had suggested that she may be joking, but that wide toothy grin of hers is hinting the opposite.

After Roy had introduced them to each other did Syani widens her eyes. She just froze there on the spot, before she's up on her feet, leaped off from the ground and landed right in front of Saiya cross-legged, within 2 seconds. "Nice to meetcha!!" she greeted with such energy and loudness, normal people would be tempted to knock her unconscious, just to attain some peace.

"On behalf of my good friend here, I wanna thank you, Sai-chan, for saving him!" Syani announced emphatically, before placing a hand beside her mouth to whisper to the girl, though she had raised her voice purposely so Roy could hear her.

"You know Sai-chan, he always kept getting himself into some random impending doom all the time!" Syani then turned her head to face Roy for a moment just to state with a straight face, ""Dude, I think you've inherited my natural skill to be accident-prone," then reverts back her attention to Saiya with a grin, "So since Sai-chan is Roy's friend, I advice Sai-chan to be very very very careful!"

Syani paused for a bit, the peaceful atmosphere has FINALLY returned...but only for a few seconds, since she started speaking again, "But then again, if Sai-chan's in danger, Roy will go all 'RAWR!!' and be all cliche, so that's good!"

[Saiya]

Her once closed eyes widen when Roy have introduced her to the girl whom have made Roy fell in love with. She gulped surprised but suppress anything or emotion flowing in her. She smiled, once again closing her eyes as Gwen who sat on her lap look at her. "Ahh... it's nice to meet you, Syani. Roy-kun here talks a lot about you." she was surprised that she haven't breakdown or her voice wasn't nervous when she speaks of it.

The girl in front of her is hyper, so cheery and bubbly; a charisma of life. No wonder Roy have fallen for the girl. She only smiled, as Syani thanked her for saving Roy. She suddenly giggles at her last statement.

It's been what...? An hour? She looked at the firewoods and blinked owlishly. She stood up and leave the blanket. "Me and Gwennie here shall get some more woods." she let out and look at Syani. "It might been cold to where you have come from, aid you by fetching some woods. You might get cold if you won't warm much of yourself." she added as she strides her way at the bushes once again. Gwen flew just beside her and aided her to fetch some.

[Syani]

Syani's hyperness was shaken a bit with a loud surprised "EHH??" when Saiya mentioned Roy talks a lot about the half-vampire. "He did, did he..." her tone of voice changed, almost murderously, as she cornered her eyes to Roy then eventually faces him with a deathly grin.

It surprised Syani when Saiya suddenly stood up and swerved around her to go and get firewood, as she said. Syani was left there still crouching and dumbfounded, while still staring at Roy. "You don't talk about another girl to your bride!" she whispered to him half-jokingly, though making sure Saiya's far from the range of hearing before stating that out.

The half-vampire then left Roy as she sprang back up on her feet to catch up with Saiya, "Sai-chan, wait wait! You don't need to! I can handle it!" Syani assured the lady, then dragged her back towards the camp and settles Saiya on her blanket, where she's supposed to be. "Now stay! Don't run, you're making Roy sad-face." She scolded like a mother to a child...using her own language, that is.

Flipping herself near the campfire, Syani pulled out a vial from her red cloak, uncork it, then simply pour it onto the dimly lit fire. Within moments, frighteningly large sparks popped around the campfire and before anybody notices it, the fire itself blazes so high up, the tree almost caught itself burnt.

"There we go~"

[Roy]

It looked like the girls were starting to get into a real conversation, even though the topic of their talk as Roy himself. He decided to stay out of it until some of Syanis wild statements really made the scene even more awkward. "Shes not my bride you know... We are friends just like you and me." Even though that was not true because there was still the minor difference of the mess of special feelings that even got Roy confused now.

Roy froze, and not because of the snow, when Saiya stated that she was heading off again. But it was an even bigger surprise when Syani jumped on her feet to hold her back. And it looked like Saiya couldn't even escape her grasp.

'...Sad face'

In truth Roy only wished to disappear into nothing. The tension was rising and it felt like it could tear apart at any moment. What was he supposed to do? What should he do? He did not know that..

Maybe it was the best if he made Syani leave? But does he want to do that? Or should he just leave himself to free Saiya from the pain of seeing him?

He didn't know. "Saiya.. you should better stay here." He said worried. After all he didn't want to give he the opportunity to burst into tears and fall into despair. Then he stared into the fire which was lightened up by Syani.

"So... where do you exactly come from, Syani?" He asked to light up a conversation.

[Saiya]

Just as Saiya was about to leave entirely the place a meter or so, she was dragged forcefully by Syani down to where she sat awhile ago. She sits there and blinked owlishly, surprised at how strong and forcive the girl could be.. Gwen who followed her went back to where she come from, at Saiya's lap, laying there as if it's the best thing she could help from Saiya.

She frowned looking at Syani then at Roy, looking away at their gazes; she felt out of the place, as she stayed quite. Petting Gwen's body as it would help her troubled mind.

Thankfully, Roy started a conversation at Syani. It atleast lessen her appearance on the place, which she thought would probably be.

[Syani]

'Damn, what IS it with this depressive aura, GOSH!' The worst part is, Syani didn't know who to blame. The air here because something tragic must've happened in this very spot, the ground here because something sad must've died here, the wind for blowing so eerily tonight....or Roy and Saiya here, for knowing something she didn't.

Even her fire-blazing performance didn't shock the two, and that made Syani pouted, and almost about to show off another magic trick with much more explosion. Thank heavens she's easily distracted, this time being Roy's question that saved them all.

"Huh? Oh, Tenka! Duh.." she motioned towards the snow that still clings on Roy, "More specifically, I was chased by wild arctic bears. So of course I went POOF. Though I can't exactly pinpoint where I should poof out to when I'm friggin scared, so...yeah. Here I am!" Syani explained so animatedly, with her hands moving around and her eyes twinkling happily. She had her arms wide when she ended her story, and after a moment of pause, she clapped her hands together, now slightly quietens down her energy.

"Um...yeaaah, just asking, but.. Is this a bad time? You two fighting or something?" She can't simply just ignore this aura, it bothers her too much. She almost added 'Because Roy looks sad-face and Sai-chan seemed sad-face too' but her instincts were clever enough to forbid her to.

[Roy]

Roy smiled at her story, or maybe more because of how adorable she looked like when she waved around her hands like that? "It's funny how you exactly landed here.." Roy let out half amazed and half depressed over that fact. He really wondered what this situation must look like for her, or if she even realized a few things concerning that she never payed much attention to the emotions of the people around her. Especially not if these emotions were directed towards her.

The image of the garden of dreams flew through Roys head and he remembered the scene when he confessed to her. She looked so unbelievable clueless, like she haven't noticed a single thing and most of all-

"Huh?" Roy got dragged out of his memories back into the uncomfortable scene he tried to escape. "Well, fighing.. isn't really the word." What was he supposed to tell ? He could imagine that Saiya couldn't bear it if they suddenly started evaluating everything again. So what should he do?

"You know... we just have been... talking about love, heh." He said while trying to bring out a somewhat amused laugh to light up the scene, but failed miserabley.

[Saiya]

She looked at them a bit sleepy, well.. being dramatic and being masochist tire everyone alot! It could give everyone a stress they wouldn't forget. In heart and in mind. She sighed looking at Gwen; but suddenly her attention went by at Syani and Roy's conversation.

She tilted her heat at the side and shook her head, smiling. "Maa, it's not that really... just like what Roy said..." she let out, suddenly yawning. She looked at them apologetically. "Excuse me, but I think I have to sleep... it tires me after the adventure way back at the at Tharey," she let out, suddenly laying at the blanket she was on.

Truly, half of her sense shut down; but the other is conscious. How did that happen? She can easily sleep her mind off, but her hearings are keen.

[Syani]

While waiting for the answer, Syani blinked to the both of them, trying to come up with the answers herself. If they're fighting, then the aura would've feel more threatening rather than depressing, so what exactly is going on between these two?

Once Roy spoke up did the half-vampire crawled out of her thoughts and tilted her head. "Love..?" she asked as if that very word is alien to her. Her arched brow raised even higher upon hearing of Saiya's confirmation of the topic.

Syani was just taking in a breath to speak up, but Saiya beats her to it by stating out that she's tired. "Oh! Oh, I'm really sorry, Sai-chan. I'll try to stay quiet. Good night, and sleep tight~" The half-vampire just stood there by the fire, staring at Saiya as she settles in her blanket with a smile, before trying to quietens down her energy just for Saiya's sake.

She walked a bit away from the fire, then sat cross-legged on the earth while fixing her skirt. "She's pretty," Syani whispered to Roy with a nod, rubbing her hands together to warm herself after pulling her red cloak tighter around her frame to stay warm.

"Do you like her?"

[Roy]

Roy eyed Saiya worriedly, but he thought it was best not to interfere with her decision. If she was alseep Roy can be sure at least that shes not crouching somewhere on the ground crying her heart out...

Then he turned his gaze away from her "Good Night.. Saiya" he said faintly and staring into nothing now. Roy wasn't even noticing that Syani moved a bot closer to him and away from Saiya. Only when she spoke up to Roy, he turned to her.

Though he stayed silent at her comment. After her next question Roy felt the awkwardness rise within him. Syani has never been the type to bother much about love so it was even more surprising that she was starting a conversation into that direction on her own.

Roy gulped down the feeling and replied without hesitation. "Yeah, I do."

It was not a lie, nor a facade, neither he tried to trick himself. It was no secret to him that she has grown precious to him in the past days. But Syani on the other hand also accommodated that place.

"Why do you ask though? Its new for you to be interested in that kind of stuff... Or did that change because of him?" It might sound unclear to outstanding people but for Syani it must be easy to see who Roy was talking about.

Its unusual for Roy to be confronting like that, but this situation wasn't something normal either.

[Syani]

Syani was busy rubbing her hands together very near to her mouth, so when she breathed out of her lips, her breathe would warm up her palms. When Roy admitted that he does likes Saiya, the half-vampire kept on rubbing and breathing through her hands, the only difference is that her eyes darted towards him with a blink.

Her breathing turned into coughs when Roy began countering her with questions. Questions that bugged her. Easing her coughs by clearing her throat, the half-vampire shot Roy a look that distinctively said, 'Touche'. She took one look at Saiya's sleeping form for a while, then returned her attention to the only male in the group.

"Because I'm too curious to know what's going on, I did not changed," if Saiya isn't sleeping, she would've heightened her voice in the end. She recoiled back in her cloak to breath through her hands again and once that's warm enough, Syani faces Roy again.

"You're sad, she's sad, and I'm deliriously happy. Don't you think that's inappropriate?" she would almost ended her question with a grin, but that might just make her hyper again, so she continued warming herself up instead. "Care to tell me what happened?"